SSC/MATHS/201707/NUMBER SYSTEM-IV/E&H/05

LECTURE-05
NUMBER SYSTEM-IV ( -IV)
Q.1. A number 20 is divided into four parts that are in AP such that the product of first and fourth is to
the product of second and third is 2 : 3. Find the largest parts.
20
2:3
(A) 12 (B) 4 (C) 8 (D) 9
Q.2. A certain number of boys raised Rs. 400 for a famine relief fund, each boy giving as many 25
paise coins as there were boys. The number of boys was-
400
25
(A) 40 (B) 16 (C) 20 (D) 100
Q.3. A ball is thrown from a height of 500 metre on the ground the ball bounce 4/5 times of 1st every
last bounce then calculate the total distance the ball it stop.
A ball is thrown from a height of 500 metre on the ground the ball bounce 4/5 times of 1st every
last bounce then calculate the total distance the ball it stop.
500
4/5
(A) 4500 metre (B) 4800 metre (C) 4000 metre (D) 5000 metre
Q.4. An equilateral triangle is drawn by joining the midpoints of the sides of another equilateral tri-
angle. A third equilateral triangle is drawn inside the second one joining the midpoints of the
sides of the second equilateral triangle, and the process continues infinitely. Find the sum of the
perimeters of all the equilateral triangles, if side of the largest equilateral triangle is 24 units.

(A) 228 units (B) 72 units (C) 36 units (D) 144 units
Q.5. Jack and Jill were playing mathematical puzzles with each other. Jill drew a square of sides 8 cm
and then kept on drawing squares inside the squares by joining the mid points of the squares.
She continued this process indefinitely. Jill asked jack to determine the sum of the areas of all
the squares that she drew. If Jack answered correctly then what would be his answer?

(A) 128 (B) 64 (C) 256 (D) 32

Q.6. A number consists of two digits. If the number formed by interchanging the digits is added to the
original number, the resulting number (i.e. the sum) must be divisible by-

(A)11 (B) 9 (C) 5 (D) 3

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Q.7. 1     is equal to:/ 1     
2 4 7 14 28 2 4 7 14 28
(A) 2 (B) 2.5 (C) 3 (D) 3.5
 1  1  1  1
Q.8. When simplified the product  1 –   1 –   1 –  .........  1 –  it becomes :
3 4 5 n
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 1  1  1  1
 1 – 3   1 – 4   1 – 5  .........  1 – n 

1 2 2 n–1 2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
n n n n n1
 1  1  1  1 
Q.9. The value of  1  2  1  3   1  4  ......  1  120  is-/
(A) 30 (B) 40.5 (C) 60.5 (D) 121
 1 2 3 4 5 6
Q.10.  99  99  99  99  99  99  is equal to-/
7 7 7 7 7 7
(A) 603 (B) 600 (C) 598 (D) 597
Q.11. Find t28 and S48 for the following series./ t28 S48
30, 33, 36, 39 ......
(A) 111, 4834 (B) 111, 4824 (C) 121, 4824 (D) 121, 4834
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Q.12. Find t24 and S24 for the following series 18, 9, , ......
2
9
18, 9, , ..... t24 S24
2
23 22
 1  1   1  1 
(A) 18  
 2 , 36  1  22  (B) 18  
 2 , 36  1  24 
2 2
24 23
 1  1   1  1 
(C) 18   , 36  1  24  (D) 18   , 36  1  24 
 2 2  2 2

1 1 1 1 1 1
Q.13. The value of      is-/
20 30 42 56 72 90
1 3 3 7
(A) (B) (C) (D)
10 5 20 20
Q.14. How many natural Numbers between 300 to 500 are multiple of 7?
300 500 7 ?
(A) 29 (B) 28 (C) 27 (D) 30
Q.15. Find the Ist tems an A.P. whose 8th and 12th term are respectively 39 & 59
8 12 39 59
(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 4 (D) 3
Q.16. If the arithmetic mean of the number x 1, x 2, x 3.......x n, is x , then the arithmetic mean of the
number ax 1+b, ax 2+b, ax 3+b, ...........ax n+b, where a and b are two constants, would be?
x 1, x 2, x 3.......x n x ax 1+b, ax 2+b, ax 3+b, ...........ax n+b
a b
(A) x (B) na x  nb (C) ax (D) ax  b
Q.17. The sum of 5 number in AP is 30 and the sum of their squares is 220 which of the following is
third term?

(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 8 (D) 10

Q.18. If the fifth term of a G.P. is 81 and first term is 16, what will be the 4 th terms of the G.P?

(A) 36 (B) 18 (C) 54 (D) 24

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